The Cleveland Pulse

Cuyahoga County is facing a housing crisis, and this episode of Cleveland Pulse breaks down what that really means for Cleveland families, renters, homeowners, and neighborhoods. Host Edwin Hubbard Jr. sits down with Anthony Scott, Esq., Director of Housing and Community Development for Cuyahoga County, for a grounded conversation about housing access, vacant lots, affordability, code enforcement,...

Mental health is still one of the hardest conversations in our community, especially for Black men. In this episode of Cleveland Pulse , host Edwin Hubbard Jr. sits down with licensed counselor Eric King for a real, honest conversation about depression, stigma, faith, therapy, and what healing can actually look like. Eric King shares his personal journey into counseling, including how his own expe...

What does real violence prevention look like in Cleveland right now? In this episode of Cleveland Pulse, host Edwin Hubbard Jr. sits down with Myesha Watkins, Administrator of the Cuyahoga County Office of Violence Prevention and former executive director of Cleveland Peacemakers, for a grounded conversation about gun violence, public safety, and what it takes to build safer communities across Cle...

What happens when the system gets it wrong — and a man still finds a way to rebuild, love, and thrive? In this episode of Cleveland Pulse, host Edwin Hubbard Jr. sits down with Charles “Sweet Man” Jackson, an exoneree who spent 27 years, 6 months, and 20 days incarcerated for crimes he says he did not commit. What follows is a powerful conversation about wrongful conviction, faith, survival, exone...

What does it take to build a school from the ground up in Cleveland? In this episode of Cleveland Pulse, host Edwin Hubbard Jr. sits down with Dr. Luciana Gilmore. She is an educator, entrepreneur, community advocate, and founder of Ford Girls Leadership Academy. Edwin and Dr GIlmore sit for a powerful conversation about purpose, faith, and creating equitable opportunities for Black girls in Cleve...

In this episode of Cleveland Pulse, Edwin Hubbard Jr. sits down with Dayja Smith, Cleveland entrepreneur, community builder, and founder of Coco’s Crown, for a real conversation about Black beauty, hair identity, entrepreneurship, and creating access where it does not already exist. Dayja Smith shares how growing up in Cleveland shaped her hustle, how her background in science helped her build a n...